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  • AIR CRASH INVESTIGATION 11

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Imagine being trapped on a Boeing 747 as it spirals out of control and nosedives straight towards the sea.

Imagine being trapped on a Boeing 747 as it spirals out of control and nosedives straight towards the Pacific Ocean thousands of metres below. And living to tell the tale.

The thirteen part series, Air Crash Investigation returns for its eleventh season to examine some of the worst air crashes in history using dramatic re-enactments, gripping archival news footage, survivor and rescuer testimony and state-of-the-art computer generated images (CGI) to reveal how each of the crashes and the investigations have actually improved flight safety over the years. Each episode of Air Crash Investigationpainstakinglyrecreates each plane crash with rigorous historical accuracy and then breaks down each important discovery of the consequent investigation to reveal the cause of the crash and how it ultimately has made air travel safer than ever.

EPISODE GUIDE

  • Air Crash Investigation 11: Grand Canyon Disaster
    When a collision sends two planes crashing into the Grand Canyon, investigators find a problem that threatens the safety of the aviation system.
  • Air Crash Investigation 11: Heading For Disaster
    When tower controllers ask Flight 409 to head to a new heading, the pilots acknowledge the change. Moments later, the plane crashes into the sea.
  • Air Crash Investigation 11: Lokomotiv Hockey Team Disaster
    In 2011, a Soviet-built Yak-42D plane carrying one of Russia's biggest hockey teams crashed into the River Volga – leaving only one survivor.
  • Air Crash Investigation 11: Fight For Control
    Disaster seemed certain when an internal US flight lost a propeller 19,000 feet over the Pacific Ocean. Could the pilots safely land the plane?
  • Air Crash Investigation 11: Fire In The Hold
    Revealing how 110 people lost their lives when a fire on board an aging DC-9 caused it to plummet into the Florida Everglades in 1996.
  • Air Crash Investigation 11: Typhoon Take-Off
    Following a fatal crash in treacherous conditions at Taipei's Chiang Kai-shek airport, investigators make a shocking discovery on the runway.
  • Air Crash Investigation 11: America's Deadliest
    Revealing how 273 people were killed when American Airlines Flight 191 lost its left engine in the deadliest aviation accident in US history.
  • Air Crash Investigation 11: Fatal Fixation
    After United Airlines Flight 173 crashed and killed ten people, investigators discover how a landing gear problem could have caused the accident.
  • Air Crash Investigation 11: Pushed To The Limit
    Following a fatal crash 35,000 feet above the jungles of Indonesia, investigators make a disturbing discovery.
  • Air Crash Investigation 11: Death Of The President
    When Polish President Lech Kaczynski is killed in a plane crash, investigators discover that this was not simply a pilot error.
  • Air Crash Investigation 11: 28 Seconds To Survive
    When an alarm warns the pilots of Flight 518 that they are dangerously close to the ground, the aircraft suddenly smashes into a mountain.
  • Air Crash Investigation 11: Air France 447: Vanished
    Exploring how aviation safety improves one crash at a time, Air Crash Investigation looks into legendary aviation disasters.
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    Dead Weight

    This tragedy exposed the critical mistake and catalogue of errors that put thousands of lives at ...

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